Baby Smarts: Games for Playing and Learning

Jackie Sillberg

Gryphon House, Incorporated, Apr 1, 2009 - Education - 128 pages

Did you know?

A baby’s brain is 250% more active than that of an adult.

• The networking of the brain's synapses is nearly complete after the first 3 years of life.
• Giving your baby stimulating experiences encourages brain development that will prepare your baby for successful learning in the future.

Filled with developmental games based on the latest brain research, Baby Smarts helps you build your baby’s brain power, one activity at a time!

Baby Smarts is divided into four chapters, each representing a three-month period. Each chapter begins with a chart that helps teachers and parents anticipate the typical developmental milestones for that age. The corresponding games and activities develop and reinforce the skills babies need to reach those milestones. Each activity in Baby Smarts uses common materials—there’s no need for expensive toys or props. Every activity in Baby Smarts builds the foundation for future learning!

About the author

Jackie Silberg, who has an M.S. in child development, is an early childhood advocate and popular keynote speaker. She received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Emporia State University, recognizing her current achievements as well as her long and prolific career. Jackie founded and directed the Jewish Community Center School of Music in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked for Channel 41 television, planning the music and performing her original music for a children's program called "41 Treehouse Lane." She wrote and produced a television show for Time Warner called "Just Kids," which addressed children's needs and interests. Jackie has worked as a consultant with the Discovery Channel, setting up their music streaming website. She has given workshops, keynote addresses, seminars, and family concerts throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, Germany, and in Singapore. Jackie has served as an adjunct instructor at both Emporia State University and the University of Missouri at Kansas City and lectures at Johnson County Community College. Jackie is the owner of Miss Jackie Music Company.

Jackie Silberg lives in Leawood, Kansas.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Baby Smarts: Games for Playing and Learning; Early Childhood Resources anthology; NC LIVE module
• Author: Jackie Sillberg
• Publisher: Gryphon House, Incorporated, 2009
• ISBN: 0876591322, 9780876591321
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Education / Parent Participation; Family & Relationships / Child Development; Family & Relationships / General; Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers; Family & Relationships / Parenting / Child Rearing; Family & Relationships / Parenting / General